Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety ...

The Trump administration's cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu ...

In anticipation of the next big one, the U.S. government began bolstering the nation’s pandemic flu defenses during the ...

While bird flu was present during Trump’s first term ... USDA worked closely with the FDA on lab testing and with the CDC on public health matters. A response team including four HHS agencies ...

A CDC map shows counties in purple with reported ... In Pennsylvania, there are two ways to report a case of bird flu: Call the Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services at ...

The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu ...

The US Food and Drug Administration said more than 20 million eggs have been recalled after 21 people were hospitalized with salmonella.

Wildlife officials are keeping a close eye on the spread of avian influenza after nearly 300 birds were found dead along the ...